Jonghyun

Kim Jong-hyun (born April 8, 1990), better known by the mononymJonghyun, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, and DJ. He is the main vocalist of the South Korean boy group Shinee, and has further participated in S.M. Entertainment's project group S.M. The Ballad. Jonghyun debuted as a solo artist on January 12, 2015 with his first EP, titled Base. In the same year, on September 17, Jonghyun released a compilation album, Story Op.1. On May 24, 2016, Jonghyun released his first studio album, She Is.

On April 1, 2013, Jonghyun was involved in a car accident. When driving home late in the evening, his car went through a guardrail at Dongho Bridge, causing him to injure his nasal bone. It was reported by SM Entertainment that he had received surgery on the injury. To focus on recovery, Jonghyun sat out most of Shinee's promotions for their title track, "Why So Serious?", though he rejoined for the final week.

Jonghyun also published a book in September. The book, titled "Skeleton Flower: Things That Have Been Released and Set Free," talks about the singer's songwriting experience and inspirations. As of September 2015, the special corner has taken place four times in total with nine songs being released that were all either: completely written and composed by Jonghyun, or written by Jonghyun with the composition help of his composition group, WeFreaky. In October 2015, Jonghyun was selected as one of the top five K-pop idol vocalists by a survey completed by 40 anonymous music industry officials.